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EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff ...
The Latest: Justice Department asks to release Epstein grand jury transcripts
The Justice Department asked a federal court on Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein’s case amid ...
Trump slams his own supporters as ‘weaklings’ for falling for what he now calls the Epstein ‘hoax’
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is lashing out at his own supporters as he tries to clamp down on criticism over his ...
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Trump administration shuts down EPA's scientific research arm
The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic ...
Trump Radically Overhauls EPA Mission, Scope in First Six Months
Just six months into his second term, President Donald Trump has moved quickly to reshape the Environmental Protection Agency in ways not seen over its 55-year history, drastically restructuring ...
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This EPA research office safeguarded Americans’ health. Trump just eliminated it
The Office of Research and Development produced the science underpinning regulations on everything from PFAS to pesticides to ...
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Trump administration's destruction of EPA continues with massive purge
The US Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it was moving ahead with plans to axe its workforce by more than 3,700 ...
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Trump administration moves to eliminate EPA's independent science organization
The White House has made sweeping changes at the Environmental Protection Agency. After a Supreme Court ruling allowed it to continue with widespread layoffs of federal employees, it moved to ...